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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/30/2025 BOFPC MinutesApproved 01/05/2026 M°,_ �/(s7 Village of Mount Prospect 1•}� 911 E. Kensington Road Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 j BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING October 30, 2025 OPEN SESSION MINUTES Phone (847) 870-5656 1 CHAIRMAN POWERS CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 3:00 PM AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM 2 Roll Call: James Powers, Chairman William Knee, Commissioner Maria McCarthy, Commissioner Staff Present: Michael Eterno, Police Chief Joseph Kanupke, Deputy Police Chief Thomas Wang, Fire Chief Joseph Vena, Deputy Fire Chief Lisa Schillinger, Executive Assistant 3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.1. Special Meeting minutes of September 22, 2025 — Commissioner Knee made a motion to approve the Special Meeting Open session minutes of September 22, 2025. Commissioner McCarthy seconded the motion. Motion Unanimously Approved 3.2. Regular Meeting minutes of October 6, 2025. Commissioner McCarthy made a motion to approve the Regular Meeting Open session minutes of October 6, 2025 and Commissioner Knee seconded the motion. Motion Unanimously Approved 4 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD — No one in attendance. 5 CLOSED SESSION —CHAIRMAN POWERS ASKED FOR A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION A motion was made by Commissioner Knee and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to go into Closed Session at 3:01 PM. Motion Unanimously Approved 5.1 Personnel 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) - The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body for the public body to determine its validity. 5.2 Special meeting closed session minutes of September 22, 2025 5.3 Regular meeting closed session minutes of October 6, 2025 5.4 Discussion of Police Officer and Fire candidate(s) in the hiring process 5.5 Conduct Police Department interviews Lisa Schillinger, Chief Wang and DC Vena were excused at 3:11 pm. All other Commissioners and Staff were present at Closed Session. The Board took a dinner break at 5:55 pm and returned to Closed Session at 6:47 pm. A motion was made by Commissioner Knee and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to return to Open Session at 8:27 pm. Motion Unanimously Approved The Board returned to Open Session at 8:27 pm. Roll call: Chairman Powers, Commissioner Knee, Commissioner McCarthy Pagel Meeting Minutes 10-30-2025 OPEN SESSION Also present: Michael Eterno, Joseph Kanupke, Lisa Schillinger OLD BUSINESS 6.1 VOTE TO CHANGE VENDORS FROM 1/0 SOLUTIONS TO RMA FOR THE SERGEANT'S PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION PROCESS Commissioner McCarthy made a motion to change the promotional vendor from 1/0 Solutions to RMA and Commissioner Knee seconded the motion. Motion Unanimously Approved NEW BUSINESS 7.1 VOTE ON DETERMINATIONS MADE IN CLOSED SESSION AS TO WHICH POLICE OFFICER AND FIRE CANDIDATE(S) TO REMOVE FROM CONSIDERATION AND THE HIRING PROCESS BASED ON THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND EXAMINATIONS Commissioner Knee made a motion to remove Fire Department candidate A as discussed in the Closed Session and Commissioner McCarthy seconded the motion. Motion Unanimously Approved ADJOURNMENT - With no further business, a motion was made by Commissioner Knee and seconded by Chairman Powers to adjourn the meeting at 8:44 pm. Motion Unanimously Approved Minutes transcribed by Lisa Schillinger, BOFPC Secretary. Page12 Meeting Minutes 10-30-2025 OPEN SESSION